Finding a whole new kind of worldNashua Telegraph, NH - Oct 23, 2008Eventually, I achieved "Spider" fatigue at about the same time Lucy learned a word that has ongoing ramifications for the Lemen/Broyles household: Webkinz. …

Webkinz Effect: Plush-Toy Fad Begets ImitatorsWired News - Oct 20, 2008By David Kushner 3 hours ago What hath Webkinz wrought? When this plucky line of stuffed animals launched in 2005, it had a unique feature: Each creature …

Children's summer reading set to break recordsHudson Hub-Times, Ohio - 1 hour agoThere are eight other grand prizes as well, including four Webkinz plush pets from downtown merchant Nicky Nichole. "We've never had so many kids sign up so …

Lively New Virtual World From GoogleSearch Engine Land, CT - 49 minutes agoApparently aimed at teens and even tweens, cutting their virtual teeth on sites like Webkinz and Club Penguin, Lively is apparently the product of the …

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Tween Brands shares hit nearly 4-year lowBusinessWeek - 39 minutes ago… company can successfully anniversary last year's holiday business and traffic that we believe benefited strongly from the Webkinz craze," Tennant wrote. …

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Community Calendar - July 8Akron Beacon Journal, OH - 3 hours agoWacky Webkinz Wednesdays — 10 am to 3 pm, Nicky Nicole, 99 First St., Hudson, and Nicky Nicole, 28601 Chagrin Blvd., Woodmere. American Spirit Wednesday. …

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Social networking study ranks safety of Webkinz, other sitesThe Star-Ledger - NJ.com, NJ - 19 hours agoThe sites included Facebook, MySpace, Bebo and YouTube for teenagers, and Club Penguin, Webkinz and Neopets for tweens. Some of their findings: Facebook, …

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Fingerprint ScannersIT Management, CA - 1 hour agoIt’s novel, and a good way to keep my prying, much younger siblings from logging on to check out the lastest news on Webkinz. That’sa major plus in my book. …

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Kid thugs in cyber-clubsSalisbury Post, NC - 43 minutes agoSophia Stebbins recently joined one such online community, Webkinz, which lets its young members create avatars, play games and hang out. …

Kids against kids onlineChicago Tribune, United States - 1 hour agoOnline communities for children—like Webkinz, Club Penguin and Whyville—get the parental stamp of approval by closely monitoring their users and trying to …

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